picayune
picayune
Definition
☆ pica·yune (pik′ə yo̵̅o̅n′, pik′ə yo̵̅o̅n′)
noun
- a coin of small value, as a former Spanish half-real of Louisiana
- anything trivial
Etymology: Fr picaillon, small coin, halfpenny < Prov picaioun < picaio, money, prob. < pica, to ring, jingle, strike < VL *piccare: see picador
adjective
trivial or petty; small or small-minded
also picayunish pic′a·yun′·ish
picayune
Synonyms
picayune Quotes
The economic services that it can render are picayune compared to the moral effect that it produces, and its true function is to create in two or more persons a feeling of solidarity.
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